Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
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Poor thyroid status raises mortality in patients with heart failure
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Thyroid cancer outcomes worse for black and Hispanic young adults
African American and Hispanic adolescents and adults under the age of 40 years were more likely to die from differentiated thyroid cancer than...
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ASA: Mutation testing aids decision making in thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: Genetic testing in those with thyroid cancer may aid perioperative decision making. Major finding: Distant metastases were...
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AACE: How to safely skip radioactive iodine for low-grade thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: Thyroid cancer patients do not need radioactive iodine treatment if their nonsuppressed thyroglobulin is less than 2 ng/mL 2...
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AACE: Endocrine treatment of childhood cancer survivors needs improvement
Hypogonadism, hypopituitarism, and ovarian failure loom large for adult survivors of childhood cancer.
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Thyroid surgery on the rise
Enhanced imaging may have led to more surgery for benign thyroid nodules.
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Subclinical hyperthyroidism linked to higher fracture risk
People with subclinical hyperthyroidism have a 36% increased risk for hip fractures.
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AACE: Artificial sweeteners tentatively linked to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis should avoid artificial sweeteners.
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AACE: Free testosterone, prolactin levels signal MRI need in men with secondary hypogonadism
Key clinical point: Lab values can guide imaging decisions in men with pituitary adenomas. Major finding: Men with pituitary adenomas had...
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Copeptin levels predicted diabetes insipidus after pituitary surgery
Key clinical point: Low copeptin levels reliably predicted diabetes insipidus after pituitary surgery. Major finding: A day after surgery, 81.5%...
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Nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma linked to higher mortality in women
Key clinical point: Patients diagnosed with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma may be at increased risk of a poor outcome if they are female, if...